Clark was arraigned on April 6 at Norwalk Superior Court by Judge William Wenzel, where she was ordered held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

She is scheduled to return to court on May 14.

According to a police report, the general manager of Post 154 contacted police on Sept. 15, 2014 to report that one of the restaurant's employees had allegedly stolen money from the business.

Police say the investigation into the details of the larcenies revealed that the employee would void out items in the dinner checks, which never made it to the bank.

In total, police say it was determined that Clark had allegedly stolen $35,794.55 over a six-month period. It was also learned that the suspect had forged checks made out to former employees and then endorsing the checks to herself, stealing the funds.

Following the investigation, Westport police officers responded to the Norwalk police department on April 3, where they took Clark into custody.

Clark had been arrested by Norwalk police for a larceny related offense in Norwalk, when they learned of the active arrest warrant held by the Westport police department.

Information on the Norwalk larceny charge was not available at Norwalk Superior Court.

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